pinacone Meaning, Definition & Usage
Pin"a*cone noun
Etymology
From Gr. , , a tablet. So called because it unites with water so as to form tablet-shaped crystals.Definitions
(Chem.) A white crystalline substance related to the glycols, and made from acetone; hence, by extension, any one of a series of substances of which pinacone proper is the type. Written also pinakone .